How to pronounce successor in American English
“successor” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to successor the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “successor” in: all accents · British English (540 clips)
“successor” in real sentences — American speakers
561 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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nominate his successor and that successor is confirmed by the Senate.
The Obama White House
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the 267th successor to Saint Peter.
State Department
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the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “successor”
Words one sound away from successor — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “successor”
Why real speech
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